Saturday, November 18, 2017

This Week on Books Direct - 18 November 2017

This Week on Books Direct -
18 November 2017

This Week on Books Direct - 18 November 2017

Here's a list of some great articles you may have missed this week. Enjoy!

New York Public Library Unveils $317 Million Master Plan by Jennifer Schuessler for The New York Times
The New York Public Library has unveiled a new master plan for its flagship building on Fifth Avenue, bringing the long-running, contentious saga of the Beaux-Arts landmark's renovation for the 21st century closer to an end.

New York Public Library Unveils $317 Million Master Plan by Jennifer Schuessler for The New York Times


November 19 2017 marks a whopping 10 years since the debut of the Amazon Kindle.

Amazon Just Revealed The Most Popular Kindle Books Of All Time by MJ Franklin for Mashable


Ace Graphic Novels By Women And Non-Binary Folks by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen for Frankie Magazine
What to do when you’re itching for a comics fix but don’t have enough time to get stuck into a series?

Ace Graphic Novels By Women And Non-Binary Folks by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen for Frankie Magazine


J. K. Rowling may have a reputation as something of a Twitter badass, but she has a softer side too.

J. K. Rowling Just Tweeted The Sweetest Reply To A Struggling Writer by Sam Haysom for Mashable


2017 National Book Award Winners by National Book Foundation
The National Book Foundation announced the National Book Award winners.

2017 National Book Award Winners by National Book Foundation


Christopher Tolkien, who has safeguarded the rights of his father J.R.R. Tolkien's work, recently resigned as director of Tolkien Estate - signifying a major change on the horizon for adaptations of Tolkien's work.

J. R. R. Tolkien's Son Resigns As Director Of Tolkien Estate, Ending Decades Of Tightly Controlled Adaptations by Beth Elderkin for Gizmodo


Marking PEN International’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer, authors and artists have written letters of hope and solidarity to colleagues in prison.

Neil Gaiman And Ai Weiwei Join Major Names Writing To Jailed Authors by Alison Flood for The Guardian


We are living in a world where the period, our most fundamental punctuation mark, is a loaded one.

How The Internet Killed The World’s Most Important Punctuation Mark by Emmy Favilla for BuzzFeed News


If you enjoyed this blog post, please visit the other This Week posts for links to more great articles.